First Advisor
Elwood, Paul, 1958-
Date Created
5-2017
Abstract
In the Presence of an Unknown Light is an original operatic setting of an early chapter of Les Misérables by Victor Hugo. In the scene, Monseigneur Bienvenu visits a former member of the French Convention who is close to death. The work is characterized by the heavy use of leitmotif to connect the music to the characters and themes within the text. The form, following the text, divides the scene into several smaller sections, each with their own musical vocabulary. The composition employs a variety of musical styles, including nueva canción, to connect the nineteenth-century text with a twenty-first-century audience.
Keywords
Musical scores, Opera, Les Miserables
Extent
42 pages
Local Identifiers
ScardettaThesis_2017
Rights Statement
Copyright is held by the author.
Recommended Citation
Scardetta, Joseph R., "In the Presence of an Unknown Light" (2017). Master's Theses. 44.
https://digscholarship.unco.edu/theses/44